All jokes aside, all you fans of the FAPLFM2001 OR FAPLM2002 games have still got to admit that EA Sports have been getting worse with each edition of FAPLFM. Whilst the Champ Manager series has been going from strength to strength.

I've never played Champ Manager 01/02 etc. myself. (I USED to be an avid FAPLFM fan), but from EVERYONE I know who has the game (and that's alot), they have all said that theres much more options in it than in the FAPLM games. Including the chance to decide when to put players into surgery, and if you want to appeal against any cards or bans gained by your players in the matches.

Sure you don't get to watch the matches like in the FAPLM games and the game looks more like a spreadsheet than a football/management sim, but then again you don't get a million bugs with the game that spoil it as you would if you bought the new FAPLFM game.

So in closing I would just like to say that after a fortnight of playing a bug-ridden FAPLFM 2002 game (if you can call it a game), I have firmly taken the game back to the shop where I bought it, got my money back and am now playing the vastly superior Championship Manager 01/02. I have never looked back and properly never will.

I urge you all to follow my example. (If you want to actually enjoy your football management sims)

White Tiger :monkey:

Also theres a hell of a lot more websites on the net at the moment for Champ Manager 01/02 than there are for FAPLFM 2002. I have looked all over and found not one FAPLFM 2002 website. (Not even on the official EASports website).

However theres loads of Champ Manager 01/02 websites offering everything, from cheats, tips, and forums, to brand new downloads, (already they have updates of the game). As well as many other options.

I don't like, CM, never have.

That is a lot of hype for a game that doesn't deserve it. Yeah, CM is talked about like it is god-like. The truth is that it is not THAT good. I have both FM2002 and CM01/02 and I play both so I can try to give a real overview of both.

CM's detail is unmatched by FM2002.

FM2002's 3D Match View sucks, and I never use it. CM matches aren't that great either.

CM's load times are so bad when you add background leagues.

FM2002 goes through the game faster (as in a month in FM would take you less REAL time than a month in CM). You choose whether you like it faster or not.

FM2002's menus/layout is a hell of a lot nicer looking than CM's.

CM has more leagues that are playable, but most are ones that practically no one would play.

Personally, I like CM's detail and options more than FM's, BUT the loading times in CM really piss me off and that's why I usually play FM.

However what about all of FM2002's bugs? Don't they piss you off?

The bugs don't appear as frequently as everybody says that they do.

I agree with haha. These bugs don't show up often in the part that matters, the managing. They are of course in the 3D match view, but I hate watching them anyway. I've only had my game close once or twice over many many hours of FM2002. In 2 days with CM, I had to ctrl alt del out of it several times because it locks up the game while creating the new game because I wanted some background leagues. The ONLY possible way for me and my good (not great) computer to play CM is with the only selected league and no background leagues. If there are background leagues, when I press Continue Game, it takes about 10 minutes to load up the next part... Real fun, eh? While i'm sure if my computer had more ram/speed etc. then I could play with background leagues. Until I get my X-Box (CM4 will play on it) or a better computer, i'm sticking the football managing to FM2002.

One question about CM though... What is a quick start?